University of Sydney : Current Events for Government and International Relations websites : Current EventsCurrent Events for Government and International Relations websiteshttp://sydney.edu.au/arts/government_international_relations/web@arts.usyd.edu.auen-gbGIR Colloquium Series | Proscribing them, securing us?http://sydney.edu.au/arts/government_international_relations/News_and_Events/events/?id=10180<img src="http://sydney.edu.au/arts/artsdigital/images/thumbnails/Capture_91.JPG" align="left"/>In this presentation, Professor Lee Jarvis (University of East Anglia) will draw on his ongoing research with Tim Legrand of the Australian National University to explore the implications of terrorist groups proscription for the politics of (national) security and identity.Grace Zhang2018-01-30http://sydney.edu.au/arts?id=10180GIR Colloquium Series | Market integration and governance in Somaliland and Puntlandhttp://sydney.edu.au/arts?id=10213<img src="http://sydney.edu.au/arts/artsdigital/images/thumbnails/Capture_92.JPG" align="left"/>Measuring governance (particularly changes over time) in states with low institutional capacity is often challenging due to a lack of reliable data. In this colloquium, Justin Hastings and Steven Oliver from Yale-NUS College in Singapore will use market price data as a proxy for governance, and the finds will help understanding governance in states with weak institutions.Grace Zhang2018-02-14http://sydney.edu.au/arts?id=10213Book Launch | Against International Relations Norms: Postcolonial Perspectiveshttps://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/book-launch-against-international-relations-norms-postcolonial-perspectives-tickets-43117771415<img src="http://sydney.edu.au/arts/artsdigital/images/thumbnails/image_0.jpg" align="left"/>Join Charlotte Epstein, David Smith, Sarah Philips and Anthea Vogl for the book launch. Drawing together a broad range of scholars from Sydney and around the world, it rethinks what it means to study international politics in postcolonial terms and adds an important piece to the growing subfield of postcolonial International Relations (IR).Grace Zhang2018-02-15http://sydney.edu.au/arts?id=10214